Benefits of good spoken english

Importance of English language

English is one of the most popular and most spoken Languages in the world. The number of people who learn English for a good future is increasing constantly around the world. In a country like India, where people are known for their good I.T. skills, medical expertise, knowledge of science and technology in ability to speak good English often becomes a barrier in success. English is also known as the Lingua Franca which means the language that enables people from different countries, regions and cultures to communicate effectively without any language barrier. People from a lot of countries do not understand each other’s native language that is why we need to be proficient in communicating in a common language which is spoken across the world. The native language of most of the developed countries like Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England and U.S.A. is English. If foreign nationals want to pursue their studies in these developed nations or want to immigrate there, then they must be proficient in English communication.

Importance of good spoken English

In today’s society English speaking has become a synonym of literacy. From home makers and students to engineers, doctors and scientists everyone must speak good English to get the deserved social status and respect. Being able to read and write English is of no good if we are unable to speak English with expertise. Numerous researches and studies have proven that substandard English speaking skills not only hamper academic and professional development but also cause problems like lack of confidence, low self esteem and depression.

Spoken English training at Touchstone

Touchstone Educational provides English-speaking classes of high international repute. Touchstone Educational provides a platform where students understand the techniques required to speak good English. At Touchstone, appropriate modern technology has been incorporated with effective traditional methods to facilitate excellent spoken English learning sessions.

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Listening

The IELTS Listening test consists of four recordings (four parts) from native English speakers with ten (10) questions in each recording (part).

Recording 1: an everyday social conversation between two people

Recording 2: a monologue set in an everyday social context

Recording 3: an educational conversation with upto four people

Recording 4: a monologue on an academic subject

Listening test scores will be based on your ability to understand the main ideas,
factual information, opinions, attitude and purpose of the speaker and your ability
to follow the development of ideas.

No. of questions: 40 Marks:

each question is worth one (1) mark

Total time: 30 minutes (+ 2 minutes review time )

Speaking

The IELTS Speaking test assesses your pronunciation, grammar, accuracy, fluency and lexical resources while speaking English. There are three (3) parts to this test, with each part fulfilling a specific function in terms of task input, interaction pattern and the test taker’s output.

Part 1: Introduction & Interview This part includes general questions about the test taker like residence, work,family, interests, etc.

Part 2: Long Run Cue cards are shared on a particular topic and one (1) minute will be given to prepare to speak for upto two (2) minutes on the topic.

Part 3: Discussion This part gives you the opportunity to discuss the topic from the cue card in further detail, in a more general and abstract way

Total time: 11-14 minutes

Reading

The IELTS Reading test is designed to test a wide range of reading skills including reading for skimming, details, gist, understanding arguments and writer’s opinions,attitude and purpose

IELTS Academic Reading – It includes three (3) reading passages (with a variety of questions) ranging from descriptive and factual to discursive and analytical. These passages are of general interest dealing with interesting and recognizably appropriate issues, with at least one passage containing a detailed logical argument

Note: The reading texts may contain non-verbal materials as well like graphs, diagrams or illustrations.

IELTS General Reading – It includes three (3) daily passages (with 2-3 short texts in the first passage, 2 texts in the second passage and 1 long text in the third passage), based on an English-speaking environment, from notices, newspapers, magazines or advertisements.

Reading passage 1: texts based on social survival, like advertisements, notices and timetables

Reading passage 2: texts based on workplace survival, like contracts, job descriptions, staff development & training material

Reading passage 3: texts based on general reading, involving more extended prose and a complex structure.

No. of questions: 40

Marks: each question is worth one (1) mark

Total time: 60 minutes (no additional transfer time)

Note: Please note that the question types in the Listening & Reading sections can include multiple choice answers, true or false answers, matching information/headings or sentence, table & flow-chart completion.

Listening

The IELTS Listening test consists of four recordings (four parts) from native English speakers with ten (10) questions in each recording (part).

Recording 1: an everyday social conversation between two people

Recording 2: a monologue set in an everyday social context

Recording 3: an educational conversation with upto four people

Recording 4: a monologue on an academic subject

Listening test scores will be based on your ability to understand the main ideas,
factual information, opinions, attitude and purpose of the speaker and your ability
to follow the development of ideas.

No. of questions: 40 Marks:

each question is worth one (1) mark

Total time: 30 minutes (+10 minutes transfer time)